The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-09
TRE LATEST GERh N NGW J
PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES In
THE RElCHSrAG.
Herr BeCkteI, au Antl.Semitic
Deputy, Wanted to Take Bread
Out Of Jewish Months.
THE ASTI GERMAN DEMONSTRA.
rIONs IN PARIS
Excite Ne Feeling In Berlin -- Some
Notable BxpulsiOns From
Alsace. Lorraine.

ICoPYRIGHTED ny THE NRw YORK AssOCIATEI
PREss. 1857.
BERLIN, May 8.-The gOvernment's u
finance propos ais, % far as d velopsd,
are securing the support OF compact
maj )Iity IN the Reichstag. They ara
alec approved by the public. The
spirit consumption will be strongly
opposed by the rev government Lib
erals, but there is no symptom of die.
contenJ from any M mber Of the three
government groups. The distillers and
the spirit trade generally appear TO be
satisfied, having as yet sounded no
note OF agitation against the proposals
Among the approved provisions is an
article enactiDg that spirits used for
industrial, medicinal, scientific, heat
ing and lighting purpoges shall be ex'
empt from the tax. The bill will prob
ably be referred to a committee next
week under slight alteration, and be-
come law on the lst OF OcIobey, when
the import duty takes effect. The Min
istelialis,s are graf "a ID at the recep.
tion given to the measure, and hope
that 1t makss the frsf ianpartAut s'sF
toward the realization CT P,inco Biz
msrck's aim to mako the impsrial
finance independent OF contributors
from the individual States.
The placidity Of the procee eedins5 in
the Reichstag was dis urbed by sim
gle incident during the short debate
on the supplementary c! Its. When
the article relating to army provisions
and supplies wss being discussed, Herr
BeckeI, an anti.Semetic Deputy, de
manded that no Jew be al owed to
furnish or contrSct TO supply the army
with proviSions, muniiions, or any ar
ticle whatever. He said the army did
not exist, nor the country provide
money in order that Jews might en-.
rich Themselves. Gen. Won SGhellem-
doIfi, Minister OF War, replied that
the Deputy had referred to matters
not within his knowledge Herr
Struckmaun,a Union Liberal, deplored
the TeappesrAL CO OF the Judenhe zee.
Confessional quSrrrls shonld not be
obtrudsd upon the tribune Of the
Reichstsg.
DER Baeckel angrily replied that
the Jewish was In no sense q Gongres.
sionsl question was proceeding to de-
liver sst speech when the President
brought the discussion TO close by
declaring that he could not permit
debate on the jewish question.
The sugsr taxation bill, IL is ex-
pected, will be introduced on Thurs-
day next. At q conference of rep.
resentatives Of the largtst sugar man
u 'acturee 1t was resolved to ask the
government not to 20 beyond IL
marks duty per doublv cent er of
beets, with 10 marks duty per double
centner OF sugar exported.
The declaration which DR., Lucius,
Minister Of Agriculture, made in tbs
Untert au9e during the discussion on
Herr Won Mlnnigrode's proposal to
increase the duties on agricultural pro-
duce has given rise to II report that
the government will present TO the
q bill raising the import du- |
ty on cereals. No bill Of this nature,
however, ia possible during the pres
ent session, and II such bill bs pre-
Sented in the autumn it will shake the
fidelity OF the government maj ,rity
aud precipitate rupture.
The Unterhause t1day discussed the |
second reading OF the bill for the di.
vision into districts OF the provinces OF
WPs, Prussia and PoseD.
Herr vonPuttksmer, Ministf OF the |
Interior, declared that the bill was of |
a purely political character and aimed |
10 strengthen the g Gsrman elemen. in |
the provinces and to maintain
Prustia's integrity in tho face OF the |
Increasing Polish agitation, the Object
Df which was the re establishment OF |
.he kingdom of Poland. The House
q part Of the bill, leaving
several articles to be discussed on
Monday.
The report OF the commission SD.
pointed for tho purpose OF settling
Iprmsn sgTicutual coloniets in the
Polish provinces, siates that thev have
bought total Of 700 bectars of land,
,os,iDg 4,260000 make. The colon.
stg ars rapidly assisting In the Ger
process.
The anti-German demonstration In
Paris excite no feeling hers, NOT even
attracting The attention OF the Ger
nan press or psople. The North Ger
nan Gazette has never referred TO
hem. The National Zeitung gives a
,old gsnersl dispstch. Tne Kreus
IeitIn1 ssys mixed feelings of disgust
md pity are oused by the present
ate Of Ffaaoe. The conviction is
gro wing that the eff f1rts Of
hose VINO undertook by quietness
nd common sense to refrain from
dding to the popular passions. will |
,ot las. long Or DC allie to STEM the